December Daily Days 14-17

Hello and happy Tuesday!! I can't believe that 2014 is almost done and in the books. I'm looking forward to all that 2015 might bring...the hope and promise of the new year is always exciting to me!! I'm not sure that I'll get my December Daily completely shared before the calendar turns over, but my plan is to get it all completed and shared before the week is over!! I love the project every year but I'm usually really ready to be done with it be the end of the month/year.

Today, I'm bringing you 4 more days in my little mini album. I swear, I am over the moon in love with the size of the album I'm using this year. It's quite a chunky little book already and I've still got 4 days left to complete!! But onto the project for today...

Day 14: Finally getting around to getting a photo of our big fake tree and mantle!! This year my hubby wanted to just use the white and blue lights on our tree. I would have preferred many more lights and mixing in the multi-colored lights, but we did that this year, so we went with what he wanted!! Kept it simple. I'm sensing  theme about our Christmas this year!! I also finally used that wood chip I had been hoarding from one of my Studio Calico kits!! I pulled the twine out of the top of the page protector and stitched around the entire page protector to keep the chip stable.

Day 15: Used the back side of the wood chip for the date again. Put that together before putting it into the page protector and stitching it in place!! This day is all about a tradition that is unique to my hubby and I, not a tradition we brought into our little family from the traditions we each had growing up. Every year, the local fire department comes around the neighborhood with the lights and some sirens blaring, with Santa on a trailer being towed by the last fire pick up truck!! I LOVE this every year and get so excited about it!! There was one year that I had to work late when they came around and my hubby recorded it on his cell phone for me!! That's how much I love this little tradition. But thanks to Timehop...we think we've got it narrowed down to when they will be around next year, so I know to make sure I don't have to work late!!

The photos aren't stellar or award winning, but they are a perfect representation of the tradition!! Just a simple gold label with typed writing on the grid photo. Super simple!!

Here's how days 16 and 17 look in my book.

Day 16: We might put up our big fake tree every year but we get a real wreath for our tree. I love smelling it every time we go in and out the front door!! But since we live in FL...flip flops can be worn when going to pick out said wreath...in December!!!

Day 17: Included our holiday card for this year, but since it was an 8x4 card, I had to get a little creative to include it. I folded the card and created a spot for the writing...which was about how much I loved our card photo this year!! And yes, I did get them out pretty late, but they arrived just before Christmas!!!

I included a tab on the end to encourage flipping it open to see the actual card itself. I punched holes right in the card using a page protector as a template. Love that I included the card again this year. I did it last year too!! Will be fun to look back on these in the coming years and see how we've changed!!

I'm getting to the point where the pages don't lie flat or open enough to photograph the days inside the album!!! Did I mention how much I love that it's getting filled and chunky!! So many memories in this little book!! Happy, merry memories!!! I'll be back tomorrow with 4 more days to share!! Until then...thanks for stopping by!!!
deb